At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
4,881
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
9
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,083
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,027
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 4,573
- Teachers (FTE)
- 342.9
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.3:1
What current records say about Cumberland
Cumberland operates 9 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Cumberland, Rhode Island. NCES reports 4,881 students and 361 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Rhode Island agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 36 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $16,083 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,027 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 36 of 36 in Rhode Island. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 361
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $76,942,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Cumberland
Cumberland, Rhode Island
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 41.9655, -71.4466
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White69.2%
- Hispanic14.9%
- Black4.2%
- Asian6.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial4.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Cumberland
9 current directory entries
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Showing 1–9 of 9 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton School | ElementaryKG–05 | 429 | 15.3:1 | |
| B.F. Norton Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 374 | 12.1:1 | |
| Community School | ElementaryKG–05 | 545 | 16.5:1 | |
| Cumberland High School | High09–12 | 1,428 | 13.6:1 | |
| Cumberland Preschool Center | OtherPK–PK | 109 | 15.6:1 | |
| Garvin Memorial | ElementaryKG–05 | 422 | 12.8:1 | |
| John J. McLaughlin Cumberland | ElementaryKG–05 | 413 | 14.2:1 | |
| Joseph L. McCourt MS | Middle06–08 | 482 | 10.5:1 | |
| North Cumberland Middle | Middle06–08 | 643 | 13.1:1 |